Personal Authorization Number (PAN)

PAN RequestThe University carefully protects your educational records(including, but not limited to, information regarding billing, financial aid, academic, and student services records). If anyone other than you (the student) wishes to access that information, they must have your PAN. If you wish to grant access to a parent or guardian or anyone else, you will need to share your PAN with them. Guard this number carefully. Use this PAN request to have your number emailed to your BVU e-mail address.

BVU Payment Plan

The BVU Plan is Buena Vista University's modern service to help students and parents avoid paying a full semester's tuition in sum. BVU allows parents and students to meet their college investment from current income by providing regularly scheduled monthly payments. The cost of the service is $75 per application. Learn more about the BVU Payment plan.

Here is a helpful checklist for you to make sure you have everything completed:

Understand the financial aid award and ask questions. Involve both the student and parents, if appropriate, in this discussion.

Understand what out-of-pocket cost means and calculate yours.

Research the options to cover the out-of-pocket cost: payment plan, outside scholarships, summer job, college savings account, or other loan opportunities.

Complete all the requirements to receive your student loans.

Complete entry counseling for the Federal Direct Loan at StudentLoans.gov. You will need your Dept. of Ed. P.I.N. (FAFSA personal identification number) to complete entry counseling for the loan. If you have forgotten your P.I.N., go to www.PIN.ed.gov. You must send electronic confirmation to BVU when you complete entry loan counseling via the web.

Complete the Federal Direct Loan Master Promissory Note by using your Dept. of Ed. PIN. Go to StudentLoans.gov to complete the electronic MPN.

If you have been awarded a Perkins Loan, complete entry counseling for it at mappingyourfuture.org. You must send electronic confirmation to BVU when you complete this process via the web.

Research availability of outside scholarship opportunities. You can use the BVU Office of Financial Aid web page to locate some sources at www.bvu.edu/financialaid.

If the award includes a college work-study award, attend the job fair August 28 from 2-5 p.m. in Dows Conference Center.

After you have found employment through the job fair (only students eligible for work-study would be involved in the fair), pick up, complete, and return a work-study contract. The Office of Financial Assistance will create the contract for you.

Share your BVU Personal Authorization Number (P.A.N.) with anyone that should have access to your personal information. If your parents call with questions, they must know your P.A.N.